Young sovereignists say they are still committed to fighting for an independent Quebec, and they believe they are not alone.
According to a CROP-La Presse survey out earlier this week 69 percent of 18 to 24-year-olds in Quebec would vote 'No' in a referendum.
Former student leaders and Parti Quebecois candidates Martine Desjardins and Leo Bureau-Blouin say the CROP poll is misleading
They were among two dozen members of a variety of political parties that support independence, including Quebec Solidaire, Option Nationale and the Bloc Quebecois.
They say no one should be jumping to conclusions based on an poll that surveyed 500 people, believing the sample size is not large enough.
Bureau-Blouin said the results are not a true representation of what the majority of young Quebecers think.
He said the current fight for sovereignty is not the same fight of previous generations.
"We think that it's our responsibility to push this new vision of sovereignty in citizens' movements, in our own politcal parties and we think that sovereignty will be made with young people," Bureau-Blouin said.
"I think it's not the 'Generation No.' For the moment it's more the "Generation convince us" and that's what we'll try to do."
Bureau-Blouin and the others say if young Quebecers are better educated and better informed about their history, they're more likely to support the sovereignty movement.
They also pointed out that the CROP poll showed the majority of those surveyed don't know their Quebec History -- they weren't able to put major historical events in chronological order.
